09-24-2025, 09:55 AM
That was one of the aspects they mentioned that I was referring to, that we knew what we wanted to do with Phase I, and didn't have a lot of changes. Related to the fact that a lot of people were in favour.
Contrast that with Cambridge, we don't know if it's worth the cost, we aren't committed to a route, almost every aspect of the route someone will be pushing to have it changed because it costs too much, or ruins the character of a downtown, or eliminates too much road capacity, or whatever.
I'm not sure if economic value should be the primary motivation, either. But if it's uncertain whether Cambridge as a whole even wants the thing, and the economic value also isn't there, maybe we should have a conversation about whether another cheapo line in KW where people will be on board is the way to go.
Contrast that with Cambridge, we don't know if it's worth the cost, we aren't committed to a route, almost every aspect of the route someone will be pushing to have it changed because it costs too much, or ruins the character of a downtown, or eliminates too much road capacity, or whatever.
I'm not sure if economic value should be the primary motivation, either. But if it's uncertain whether Cambridge as a whole even wants the thing, and the economic value also isn't there, maybe we should have a conversation about whether another cheapo line in KW where people will be on board is the way to go.